Caitlin Clark eye poking controversy turns UGLY as Knicks star and fans call out reporter for agenda-based question to DiJonai Carrington
Connecticut Sun star DiJonai Carrington has come under increasing fire after allegedly poking Caitlin Clark during WNBA playoffs.
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Caitlin Clark faced Connecticut Sun star DiJonai Carrington in the during WNBA playoffs
The narratives surrounding the WNBA seems to never stop. Especially with Caitlin Clark becoming the new face of the league, any incident involving her has taken center stage.
Connecticut Sun star DiJonai Carrington has found herself again in one after her hand landed on the Indiana Fever rookie’s eye. Ahead of game 2 of the playoffs she was asked about it.
USA Today Sports reporter Christine Brennan was at the Mohegan Sun Arena to talk to players. When it was Carrington’s turn, Brennan asked;
When you went and slotted at Caitlin, did you intend to hit her in the eye. And if so, or if not either way, could you talk about what happened in that play.
Christine Brennan to DiJonas Carrington
DiJonai Carrington tried her best to keep her calm amidst such a narrative driven question. But Christine Brennan was not done with it.
I don’t even know why I would intend to hit anybody in the eye. That doesn’t even make sense to me. I didn’t know I hit her actually. I was trying make a play on the ball and I guess I followed through, and I hit her. It’s never intentional.
DiJonai Carrington answered
In another follow up question Brennan asked if she and her teammate Marina Mabrey were laughing about the incident during the game. Carrington reiterated that she did not know at the time that she had poked Caitlin Clark in the eye. These questions suggest that Christine Brennan, was trying to coax the Connecticut Sun star into giving an answer that could fuel the narrative.
But the fourth-year player kept her nerve and answered in the most subtle way possible. Carrington knows the situation has been negative all throughout. Many have called for her to be suspended for game 2 of the WNBA playoffs.
Josh Hart and fans unload on Christine Brennan’s questions to DiJonai Carrington
Christine Brennan posted the clipping of this interaction on X. Since then, it has garnered over 2.8 million views. The reason behind this going viral is her manner of questioning. Fans went on a scathing attack questioning if it is ok for reporters to push an agenda. They felt she was trying to make a story out of it at the expense of the player in question.
New York Knicks star Josh Hart added in his two cents as he felt such reporters should have their media credentials revoked.
Many other such comments filled that post. Over two thousand comments are criticizing Brennan for her actions. Check out some of those reactions below;
Now in the light of Caitlin Clark herself making it clear that it was not an intentional hit, chances of Brennan facing more flak are high.
Josh Hart chiming in suggests the gulf between what players know and that of reporters is evident as they felt it is how a players move naturally.
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